An Eventful Day

Sheeji

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16 month old Congo African grey called Leo
So today we took our CAG for his longest car ride yet- 2 hours one way. His bulky cage won't fit in our new car (new cage will be here soon) so our friends who were traveling with us offered to let him ride in their car. Throughout the ride he grabbed on to the cage bars. I don't know if it was because of the fact that he didn't see us or just the long ride. Poor thing his feet must be hurting.
There were a total of 5 kids there and my friend's dad who has Alzheimer's who kept talking to him, trying to pet him. Leo didn't eat or drink all day or move really.
We were gone for about 9 hours and I don't like leaving him home alone.
I wonder if leaving him would have been better or he should be used to changes like this?
 
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Oops I think my thread got posted twice. Because of internet issues. Admin help! How do I delete the other one?
 

weco

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All of my birds are always ready to travel and I'd found my Patagonian would hang on cage sides rather than the perches in the travel cages & after replacing the resident perch with one of larger diameter, she decided to ride there more often.....

If you increase the perch diameter for the travel cage to 3.2; 3.8 or even maybe to 4.4 cm, you might find your grey to be more interested in using it during travel.....
 
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It is a large comfortable perch. He uses this cage for sleeping too. These are from today.
 

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I've heard that Greys are a bit more phobic than your average bird. Does anyone think that traveling with one could cause any problems? What is the best thing to do, leave it at home or take it with? I'm curious because my husband sometimes talks about getting a Grey in the future. We're doing rescues or rehomes from here on out.
 
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I'm new to birds to and learning a lot of new stuff about how to raise them.
Let's hope one of the bird experts replies to this
 

EAI

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Some parrots rather hold on to their cage bars rather than sit on a perch. From my perspective, it's because it gives them a bitter grip and keeps them stable. Like us holding onto the bars in the bus. If he hasn't been used to such long rides or brand new faces, he might have been scared a bit, that could be another reason for holding on to the side of the cage.
 

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